--- comments: photo_id: "6196500114" comment: - id: 35035548-6196500114-72157627696660733 author: 17232126@N03 authorname: alouro iconserver: "0" iconfarm: 0 datecreate: "1317778597" permalink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/6196500114/#comment72157627696660733 _content: excelent invention=== continue ;;;; - id: 35035548-6196500114-72157627699263883 author: 68373634@N08 authorname: boaterbob iconserver: "0" iconfarm: 0 datecreate: "1317817143" permalink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/6196500114/#comment72157627699263883 _content: Great accomplishment. However, most people seem to forget that, although electric planes, cars, etc. don't directly generate pollutants, they are only as "green" as the power plant that generates the electricity. - id: 35035548-6196500114-72157627700672031 author: 35067687@N04 authorname: nasa hq photo iconserver: "3454" iconfarm: 4 datecreate: "1317831313" permalink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/6196500114/#comment72157627700672031 _content: "@boaterbob - That is a very good point. The 2011 Green Flight Challenge used a new Google sponsored electric aircraft charging station, which had been put to use during the week to recharge the electric powered aircraft. This first in the world power station is completely supplied by geothermal, solar, and wind power. The electric powered aircraft thus used no fossil fuels and produced no pollutants \xE2\x80\x93 truly the debut of green aviation.\n\n\ www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/early_stage_innovation/centennia..." - id: 35035548-6196500114-72157627825706014 author: 68385494@N08 authorname: roost31 iconserver: "0" iconfarm: 0 datecreate: "1317839057" permalink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/6196500114/#comment72157627825706014 _content: Were the same type of batteries used on all planes? stat: ok